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Spaces that Evolve and the Artist\u2019s Intent: Integrity in Public Art Conservation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ruth del Fresno-Guillem, Rita L. Amor Garcia, and Annette S. Ortiz-Miranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Art Review, Volume 1 (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Espacios que Evolucionan y la Intencionalidad del Artista: Integridad en Arte P\u00fablico<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ruth del Fresno-Guillem, Rita L. Amor Garcia, y Annette S. Ortiz-Miranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Art Review, Volumen 1 (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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artist\u2019s intent, integrity, public art, conservation, preservation, social meaning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Integrity is understood as a process of interpreting, respecting, and negotiating complexity and\u2013at times\u2013 contentious values. In art, integrity may relate to the artwork\u2019s identity, meaning, and significance for the artist and the public. In conservation, integrity seems to be linked to the idea of authenticity. Reversibility, respect, and conceptuality may be considered during the assessment and treatment of works of art, however, and especially in contemporary art, the artist\u2019s voice plays an essential role in developing any proposal related to the artwork\u2019s preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary cities evolve by the moment, leading many public artworks to lose their integrity as their surrounding environments are transformed. This oppresses the artworks\u2019 continuity and the artists\u2019 intent as the integrity of the artworks is sometimes sacrificed to preserve the pieces in a new environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our paper will discuss cases where preservation actions may be in conflict with the artist\u2019s intent. Three study cases will be addressed: The mural Keith Haring painted for sick children at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris, artist Blu\u2019s murals and the polemics surrounding his work at a gallery exhibition, and Rafael Tufi\u00f1o\u2019s mural, La Plena<\/em>. As conservators, we aim to create awareness and discussion around moments of conflict, when preservation actions that are focused on maintaining one aspect of a work\u2019s perceived integrity may be in conflict with another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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intenci\u00f3n del artista, integridad, arte p\u00fablico, conservaci\u00f3n, preservaci\u00f3n, significado social<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Se entiende integridad como un proceso de interpretaci\u00f3n, respeto y negociaci\u00f3n de valores complejos y, en ocasiones, controvertidos. En arte, la integridad puede estar relacionada con la identidad, el significado y la importancia de la obra para el artista y el p\u00fablico. En conservaci\u00f3n, la integridad parece estar vinculada a la idea de autenticidad. La reversibilidad, el respeto y la conceptualidad pueden tenerse en cuenta durante la evaluaci\u00f3n y el tratamiento de las obras de arte, sin embargo, y especialmente en el arte contempor\u00e1neo, la voz del artista desempe\u00f1a un papel esencial a la hora de elaborar cualquier propuesta relacionada con la conservaci\u00f3n de la obra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las ciudades contempor\u00e1neas evolucionan continuamente, lo que hace que muchas obras de arte p\u00fablico pierdan su integridad a medida que se transforma el entorno que las rodea. Esto perjudica la continuidad de las obras y la intenci\u00f3n de los artistas, ya que a veces se sacrifica la integridad de las obras para preservarlas en un nuevo entorno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuestro art\u00edculo analizar\u00e1 casos en los que las medidas de conservaci\u00f3n podr\u00edan estar en conflicto con la intenci\u00f3n del artista. Se estudiar\u00e1n tres casos: El mural que Keith Haring pint\u00f3 para los ni\u00f1os enfermos del Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades de Par\u00eds, los murales del artista Blu y la pol\u00e9mica en torno a su obra en una exposici\u00f3n en una galer\u00eda, y el mural de Rafael Tufi\u00f1o, La Plena<\/em>. Como conservadoras, pretendemos crear conciencia y debate en torno a las situaciones de conflicto, cuando las acciones de conservaci\u00f3n est\u00e1n centradas en mantener un aspecto de la integridad percibida de una obra que pueden entrar en conflicto con otro aspecto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Del Fresno-Guillem, Ruth, Rita L. Amor Garcia, and Annette S. Ortiz-Miranda. 2022. \u201cSpaces that Evolve and the Artist\u2019s Intent: Integrity in Public Art Conservation \/ Espacios que Evolucionan y la Intencionalidad del Artista: Integridad en Arte P\u00fablico.\u201d In Contemporary Art Review<\/em>, Vol. 1. Edited by Delia M\u00fcller-W\u00fcsten, Martha Singer. Washington, DC: AIC. 79\u201395.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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